A recent cell phone call to 911, which was thankfully not an emergency, has highlighted a glitch which occasionally occurs where calls end up being sent to the wrong police agency.
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California prisons taking steps to disable cell phones
Inmates in prison are not allowed to possess certain kinds of items. While most people are aware that prisoners may not of course keep anything resembling a weapon, some Americans would be surprised to learn that cell phones are also a no-no in the nation’s prisons.
Continue readingCell phone tower exploits legal loophole
Kirkland town officials are continuing to push for the removal of a cell phone tower that was erected in a residential neighborhood in the town around two weeks ago without either consultation with local residents or the knowledge of the municipality.
Continue readingSmuggled cell phones blocked by California prisons
A private company in California is paying out millions of dollars in order to be able to block the ability of prisoners to use smuggled new and old cell phones to make calls, send text messages and conduct web searches.
Continue readingCell phones used as learning aid by students
Students within the Princeton Independent School District have been allowed the use of a new tool in the classroom, but not everyone is keen on the idea.
Continue readingMom creates cell phone accessory
The cellfolio is a cell phone accessory created by busy mom Jamie James. The creation, which was over a year in the making, was her solution to the problem of carrying a smart-phone.
Continue readingCell phone causes plane terrorist scare
A Delta Air Lines flight that was bound for the United States had to make an emergency landing in Dublin on Monday because a passenger left an old cell phone plugged into a socket in a restroom on the aircraft, according to police and aviation authorities.
Continue readingSamsung steals Nokia’s crown as world’s largest mobile manufacturer
Nokia’s 14-year leadership as the largest cell phone manufacturer in the world has come to an end in the first quarter of this year, and Samsung is the company that has stolen its crown, outselling the struggling Finnish handset manufacturer for the very first time ever.
Continue readingTechnology trends among older and younger Americans
A new study makes it clear that cell phone and internet use is much more common among younger age groups in the U.S. than among the older population.
Continue readingAT&T sued for aiding and abetting cell phone thieves
AT&T has been aiding and abetting cell phone thieves for many years by reactivating cell phones that have been stolen, in particular iPhones, and then fraudulently claiming to customers that they are unable to block calls from and to the stolen devices, meaning that customers have to buy new ones, claims a new class action in the Supreme Court.
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